Test information on this page was read on the organisers' own pages in October 2026. Rules and notices change, so confirm with the organiser behind your centre before you rely on any of it.
Why the answer depends on who runs your centre
More than one organisation runs IELTS test centres in Japan, and each sets its own rules for what happens after the test. This page reports three: Eiken (the Eiken Foundation of Japan), JSAF (Japan Study Abroad Foundation) and a second operator that runs centres of its own. IELTS test centres in Japan sorts the centres by operator, and your booking confirmation shows which centre, and so which organiser, applies to you.
Band Booster IELTS is none of them. It is a private online tutor: it registers nobody, issues no results and cannot request a re-mark or a report on your behalf. This page is written for people taking the computer-delivered test, whose format is covered on the computer-delivered IELTS in Japan page. Rules for other test types, such as IELTS for UKVI, are not covered here, so ask the organiser.
The three operators side by side
The table sets out what each operator says on the points where they differ. A dash, or a condition left out of a cell, means this page reports no statement from that operator on the point; it does not mean the operator has no rule.
| Point | Eiken | JSAF | A second operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Re-mark (Enquiry on Results): window | 39 days from the test date, requested through the Test Taker Portal (computer test) | Six weeks from the test date | Six weeks from the test date |
| Re-mark: how long it takes | About three weeks, sometimes longer | Re-scoring is completed within 2 to 4 weeks, JSAF says | Up to 21 days; scores cannot be submitted to institutions while it is under way |
| One Skill Retake: where | Only at test centres Eiken runs | Tokyo (Takadanobaba), Osaka (Higashi-Umeda) and Kyoto | — |
| One Skill Retake: conditions | Within 60 days of the first test | Within 60 days of the test date, for computer test takers at certain venues; people who took paper IELTS or IELTS Online (at home) cannot take it | Within 60 days of the original four-skill test; only people who took the full four-skill test at its centres from 12 December 2023 onwards (a policy cut-off, not a test date) |
| One Skill Retake: report | eTRF (PDF) only; no paper report | — | — |
| Where it says so | Eiken's results page | JSAF's request forms page and its One Skill Retake page | The second operator's own beginners' guide (look for the operator behind the centre named in your booking confirmation) |
Results: when they appear and what you receive
Timing
Eiken says results for the computer-delivered test usually appear 1 to 5 days after the test. That is a typical range, not a promise. Other organisers word the same range in their own ways, and the computer-delivered page compares them.
The electronic TRF
Eiken says the eTRF (electronic Test Report Form) issued to people who take the computer test is the official report, but that how it must be submitted depends on the receiving organisation: PDF upload, email, electronic transfer from the test centre or a paper TRF. Ask the university, employer or other organisation which route it wants before test day, because the route can decide whether you need anything beyond the eTRF.
A paper TRF: a short window
Eiken says a candidate who took the computer test and wants a paper TRF must apply by two days after the test. On Eiken's own typical range of 1 to 5 days for results, that deadline can pass before your result appears, so decide whether you need a paper TRF before you sit the test and read Eiken's page for how to apply.
Check Eiken's latest notice before you plan around its request forms. When this page was written, on 24 October 2026, Eiken's IELTS page listed, among its notices for test takers, a notice dated 22 October 2026 headed as a temporary suspension of its IELTS inquiry form and its Test Report Form request form. This page cannot say when either form will return.
Additional TRFs: who they cannot be sent to
Eiken says it does not issue additional TRFs to the candidate or to the school they currently attend. Under its heading for cases where an additional TRF cannot be issued, Eiken also lists sending one to a study-abroad or immigration agency. Its page has the full list of such cases; this page names only these.
That is Eiken's rule about what Eiken itself will send. If an agency or your school is helping with an application, ask them and the receiving organisation what they accept. This page reports no matching statement from JSAF or the second operator, so read their own pages if your centre is run by one of them.
Re-marking (Enquiry on Results)
Re-marking, which the organisers call Enquiry on Results, asks for a result to be checked again. This page says nothing about whether a re-mark changes a band score, and none is promised. All three operators count the window from the test date, not from the day your result appears.
- Eiken. Eiken's results page, in its re-mark section, says that a candidate who took the computer test must request a re-mark through the Test Taker Portal within 39 days of the test. It says the result usually takes about three weeks and sometimes longer. This is Eiken's guidance for its own candidates; if your centre is run by another organiser, use that organiser's rules.
- JSAF. JSAF's request forms page says that if you are not satisfied with your result, you can request a re-mark within six weeks of the test date. It adds that re-scoring is completed within 2 to 4 weeks.
- The second operator. Its beginners' guide gives the same six-week window and says a re-mark result takes up to 21 days. It adds that scores cannot be submitted to institutions while the re-mark is under way, so read that line first if a submission deadline is close.
Six weeks is 42 days, so Eiken's 39 days is the shorter of the stated windows; do not assume they match. The second operator's guide also says it accepts these after-test applications, such as re-marking, from people whose Test Report Form shows Center Number JP223 for the computer test. That is its own rule for its own applications. This page does not say which number appears on a TRF from any other centre, so if you are unsure where to apply, look at the centre named in your booking confirmation and read that organiser's page.
One Skill Retake, operator by operator
One Skill Retake is the option of retaking a single skill instead of the whole test. The three operators describe it differently, though each states a 60-day limit, and the table above sets them side by side.
- Eiken says One Skill Retake can be taken only at test centres Eiken runs, and that you must take it within 60 days of the first test. Its report is an eTRF (PDF) only: no paper report is issued.
- JSAF lists three venues on its One Skill Retake page: Tokyo (Takadanobaba), Osaka (Higashi-Umeda) and Kyoto. It says people who took the computer test at certain test venues can retake one skill within 60 days of the test date, and that candidates who took paper IELTS or IELTS Online (at home) cannot take it.
- The second operator says in its beginners' guide that One Skill Retake is open only to people who took the full four-skill test at its centres from 12 December 2023 onwards. That date is a policy cut-off, not a test date. The guide also limits the retake to within 60 days of the original four-skill test.
Some receiving organisations do not accept a retake score, so ask the organisation before you plan around one. This page reports each operator's rules and does not tell you which option to choose; One Skill Retake or a full retake explains how to decide, and IELTS scores for study abroad and Academic versus General Training cover what a receiving organisation may ask for.
After the test: a short checklist
- Before test day, ask the organisation that will receive your score how it wants the TRF delivered and whether it accepts a retake score.
- Note the dates counted from your test day: the paper TRF application (Eiken: by two days after the test), the re-mark window (Eiken: 39 days; JSAF and the second operator: six weeks) and, for One Skill Retake, the 60-day limit that Eiken, JSAF and the second operator each state.
- Keep your booking confirmation. It names your centre and so the organiser whose rules apply.
- Read the organiser's latest notices, including the notices for test takers on Eiken's IELTS page if you tested with Eiken.
Booking and changing a test are covered separately in booking IELTS on computer in Japan and what happens on test day and changing or cancelling an IELTS booking in Japan.
Where lessons with Mike fit
Mike holds the Cambridge CELTA, is based in Hanoi and scored 8.5 in IELTS Speaking. He teaches one-to-one on Google Meet, in English only, and Band Booster has no centre, classroom or group class in Japan. A lesson can concentrate on one skill: Speaking (Parts 1, 2 and 3 in the real test format, with feedback during the lesson) or Writing (Task 1 and Task 2 marked against the public band descriptors), as well as Listening and Reading. The online IELTS tutor page for Japan and About Mike say more.
The booking page shows your lesson price in your own currency before you pay, and a paid 30-minute trial can be taken once, on your first booking. No band is promised: progress depends on your starting point and the work between lessons.
Fees and dates: check the organisers
The organisers set the fees for re-marking, extra reports and retakes, and fees and dates can change, so this page quotes no exam fee or test date, and no fee for these services. Start from Eiken's results page, JSAF's request forms page or the second operator's own beginners' guide, found through the operator named in your booking confirmation. Lesson prices are separate: the booking page shows yours before you pay.